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Support for Book Clubs

We supported the book clubs in Seoul to conduct step-by-step capacity building education, and conducted a survey on the current status of the knowledge and information community and awareness education.

Basis

  • Article 9 of the Reading Culture Promotion Act (Reading promotion in the region)
  • Article 37 of the Library and Reading Culture Promotion Ordinance (Reading promotion in the region)

Objective

  • Support for the continuous activities of Seoul's Book Clubs and their revitalization

Target

  • Book clubs affiliated with libraries of 25 districts and Offices of Education in Seoul

Period

  • 2014~2023

Details

  • Support for the continuous activities of Seoul's Book Clubs and their revitalization
  • Seoul City knowledge and information community status survey (Half-yearly survey)
  • Seoul knowledge information community awareness training
  • 2023 Book club activities in link to Seoul Outdoor Library (Workshop, etc.)

Seoul Book Club Status

Seoul Book Club Status - 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023(Fisrt-half)
Sort 2020 2021 2022 2023(Fisrt-half)
Number of book clubs 2,123 2,112 2,352 2,239
Number of book club members 20,946 18,468 20,320 19,072
Seoul Book Club Status - 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023(Fisrt-half)
2020
  • Number of book clubs |  2,123
  • Number of book club members |  20,946
2021
  • Number of book clubs |  2,112
  • Number of book club members |  18,468
2022
  • Number of book clubs |  2,352
  • Number of book club members |  20,320
2023(Fisrt-half)
  • Number of book clubs |  2,239
  • Number of book club members |  19,072
For more details on the survey, see the 'Service' topic in the Library Support and Partnership Archives : https://lib.seoul.go.kr/bbs/list/83